The parties will have better funding for their candidates. It remains unknown if better funding will actually elect a President.
May 1, 2016
By Maryalice Parks
Bernie Sanders said today (click here) he will consider the Democratic Party's convention "contested," unless his opponent Hillary Clinton gets enough pledged delegates to win nomination without super delegates.
May 1, 2016
By Maryalice Parks
Bernie Sanders said today (click here) he will consider the Democratic Party's convention "contested," unless his opponent Hillary Clinton gets enough pledged delegates to win nomination without super delegates.
The Vermont senator essentially vowed to fight to win over those coveted party elites -- the super delegates -- until they formally vote in July.
"She will need super delegates to take her over the top of the convention in Philadelphia. In other words, the convention will be a contested contest," he said during a press conference in Washington, D.C. Sanders' top brass has been arguing this point for weeks, but this was the most direct statement the senator has made about his outlook on the remaining portion of the nominating process.
While it is unlikely that either candidate will be able to win enough pledged delegates alone to secure the nomination, according to estimates from ABC News, Clinton has the backing of 520 super delegates at this point, bringing her very close to the threshold....
